Arbeitszeitverkürzung
[ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡st͡saɪ̯tfɛɐ̯ˌkʏʁt͡sʊŋ]
The verdict
“Arbeitszeitverkürzung” is uncommon German (frequency #74,305 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #74,305
- frequency rank, German
- 113,935
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Maßnahme, die festgelegte Arbeitszeit der Arbeitskraft zu reduzieren
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Arbeitszeitverkürzung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡st͡saɪ̯tfɛɐ̯ˌkʏʁt͡sʊŋ] |
| Letters | 21 |
| Frequency rank | #74,305 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Arbeitszeitverkürzung” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Arbeitszeitverkürzung is uncommon German at frequency #74,305 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡st͡saɪ̯tfɛɐ̯ˌkʏʁt͡sʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Maßnahme, die festgelegte Arbeitszeit der Arbeitskraft zu reduzieren".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Arbeitszeitverkürzung in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Arbeitszeitverkürzung, spelled A-R-B-E-I-T-S-Z-E-I-T-V-E-R-K-Ü-R-Z-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Maßnahme, die festgelegte Arbeitszeit der Arbeitskraft zu reduzieren
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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- The one correct German spelling is A-R-B-E-I-T-S-Z-E-I-T-V-E-R-K-Ü-R-Z-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡st͡saɪ̯tfɛɐ̯ˌkʏʁt͡sʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.